chris christie wanted mandatory evacuations. in the mayor's press conference early last evening chris christie said that the governor gave people comfort to stay. governor christie wanted mandatory evacuations. some ended up in a hotel, makeshift shelters. i stayed in the sheridan. they were able to get here and commiserate with each other, there were dogs and kids and families in hallways as they were trying to make the best of the new normal here in atlantic city. we're waiting to see what going to look like as day breaks. back to that flooding. when it was at its worse, high tide, storm surge, there were reports that 70% to 80% of atlantic city was under water to some degree. back to you. zblf we're told here, mike, that the cars behind me on the street, this is east houston street, the cars behind me are submerge as you head down toward the fdr drive that runs up the east side of new york city. obviously because of the light, we can't really see it. as soon as we get light, we'll have a chance to get down there further and t